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Definitions for: Heater [n] (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
[n] device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
Webster (1913) Definition: Heat"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, heats.
2. Any contrivance or implement, as a furnace, stove, or
other heated body or vessel, etc., used to impart heat to
something, or to contain something to be heated.
Feed heater. See under Feed.
Synonyms: bullet, fastball, hummer, smoke, warmer
See Also: brasier, brazier, convector, defroster, deicer, delivery, demister, device, gas heater, heating pad, hot pad, hot-water heater, hot-water tank, kerosene heater, kerosine heater, oil heater, oilstove, pitch, radiator, slider, solar heater, space heater, stove, water heater
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